Valance support for headrail

Abstract

A valance comprising a support for at least one elongated strip on the front side of an upwardly opening, channel-shaped headrail for a venetian blind. The support includes a U-shaped clip having downwardly extending front and rear arms and a generally horizontal flange projecting forwardly and upwardly from the front arm. A relatively flat strip holder has a horizontal slot in the rear side thereof, the flange on the clip being receivable into and releasably held within the slot. The strip holder has two or more hook elements extending from the front side thereof which engage the lateral edges of at least one elongated strip to support the strip. Cooperating means on the clip and holder oppose relative movement thereof in the horizontal direction parallel with the headrail.

The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows: 
     
       1. A device for supporting at least one substantially flat and elongated strip upon the substantially upright front wall of the headrail of a venetian blind, comprising a U-shaped clip having downwardly extending front and rear legs arranged to receive at least the upper portion of said front wall snugly therebetween and having first flange means projecting frontwardly from said front leg, a strip holder having rearwardly projecting second flange means thereon, one of said first and second flange means including a substantially horizontal first flange having a vertically projecting transverse ridge adjacent the outer end thereof, and the other of said first and second flange means including two substantially horizontal and vertically spaced second flanges defining a horizontal slot, one said second flange having a transversely extending groove therein within said slot, said first flange being received in said horizontal slot and said transverse ridge thereon being received in said transverse groove to releasably interlock said clip and strip holder, cooperating means on said clip and strip holder for opposing horizontal movement of said strip holder relative to said clip in directions parallel to said transverse ridge on said first flange, and means on said strip holder for engaging the lateral edges of said elongated strip for holding said elongated strip thereon. 
     
     
       2. The device of claim 1, including a plurality of said clips and a single said strip holder which is horizontally elongated, said second flanges being resiliently flexible and said horizontal slot therebetween extending lengthwise of said strip holder, said first flanges of said clips being received in said horizontal slot at spaced intervals therealong. 
     
     
       3. The device of claim 1, including first and second said elongated strips and wherein: said strip holder has a generally planar surface on the side thereof opposite said second flange means; and   said elongated strip engaging means on said strip holder includes at least one top hook element and at least one bottom hook element respectively secured at the top and bottom edges of said front surface, at least one intermediate hook element secured on said front surface intermediate said top and bottom edges thereof, and means defining a horizontal recess in and extending along said front surface behind said intermediate hook element, said first elongated strip being disposed and gripped between said top hook and a wall defining said recess, and said second elongated strip being disposed and gripped between said intermediate and bottom hook elements.   
     
     
       4. The device of claim 1, including means defining a transverse, upwardly facing shoulder on the inner side of said rear leg of said clip which is adapted to engage a portion of said headrail front wall to resist inadvertent disengagement of said clip from said front wall. 
     
     
       5. The device of claim 1, wherein said elongated strip engaging means includes plural top hook elements secured to said strip holder near the upper edge thereof and at spaced intervals therealong, and plural bottom hook elements secured to said strip holder near the lower edge thereof and at spaced intervals therealong, said elongated strip being held snugly between said top and bottom hook elements near to and substantially parallel with said front wall of said headrail. 
     
     
       6. A device for supporting at least one substantially flat and elongated strip upon the substantially upright front wall of the upwardly opening, channel-shaped headrail of a venetian blind, comprising: U-shaped clip means having downwardly extending front and rear legs arranged for reception of at least the upper portion of said front wall snugly therebetween, and having generally horizontal first flange means projecting frontwardly from said front leg;   a strip holder having rearwardly projecting second flange means defining a generally horizontal slot arranged for reception of said first flange means therein, whereby said strip holder is releasably secured to said clip means, and means on said strip holder for engaging the lateral edges of said elongated strip for holding such strip thereon; and   cooperating means on said clip means and said strip holder opposing horizontal, relative movement therebetween lengthwise of said headrail, said cooperating means including a projection on one of said clip means and strip holder and a pair of spaced abutments on the other of said clip means and strip holder, the location of and the distance between said abutments being such that said projection is snugly received between said abutments when said first flange means is snugly disposed in said slot in said strip holder.   
     
     
       7. A device for supporting at least one substantially flat and elongated strip upon the substantially upright front wall of the upwardly opening, channel-shaped headrail of a venetian blind, comprising: U-shaped clip means having downwardly extending front and rear legs arranged for reception of at least the upper portion of said front wall snugly therebetween, and having generally horizontal first flange means projecting frontwardly from said front leg;   a strip holder having rearwardly projecting, second flange means defining a generally horizontal slot arranged for reception of said first flange means therein, whereby said strip holder is releasably secured to said clip means, and means on said strip holder for engaging the lateral edges of said elongated strip for holding such strip thereon; and   cooperating means on said clip means and said strip holder opposing horizontal, relative movement therebetween lengthwise of said headrail, said cooperating means including a rearward projection on said strip holder below said second flange means and a pair of spaced abutments projecting frontwardly from said front leg of said clip means, the location of and the distance between said abutments being such that said rearward projection is snugly received between said abutments when said first flange means is snugly disposed in said slot in said strip holder.